St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-06

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versified are mems creeds.,, And sswhy?,
Why, but that the prejudices and pas
SionS and affections of the heart are i'm
portant elements in their formation.
Now thisEelement of faith, as it touches
upon God, purity of heart tends to cor
rect.
o, if faith unfolds God, if faith be the
medium through which the soul sees
him, if beyond sense and well nigh be-
You'd reason He yet lies within the ken
of the souls far-seeing eye, then our
text holds true, for faiths perceptions
are cleared and faiths revelations are
multiplied by purity of heart. How
shall we, around whom so many per-
picking questions are constantly arising,
guard ourselves, not against conviction,
but against bewildering speculation.
How shall we do it? Let us keep our
hearts pure and right again.
THE PURE IN HEART
see God because occupying alarge place
in their hearts the very direction given
to their thoughts unfolds Him. Any
subject of which you are particularly
fond is pretty sure to be suggested to
find illustrations almost everywheSe. o,
did you ever think of the different lights
in which all things appear to the earthly
mind and to the mind that is Godward?
admireS the beauties of earth5and the
glories of heaven. He reads the Bible,
but only as book of history. He enters
the sanctuary but only from custom.
From these oracleS no response comes
concerning God. But another freQuentS
the same scenes and his spokesman is
Jacob arising from his vision and eX-
claiming ''Surely, God is in this place."
o, there is something exceedingly beau
tiful in a state of mind that sees God
everywhere.
Again, love reveals God. That
which causes alteration elsewhere,
here only tends to correct. All here
that heightens our views brings us
nearer the truth. Again, that strong
and strange attractivenesS which purity
of heart gives to Christ tends to the
same end. You cannot conceive of a
purified Christian heart that is not
drawn to Christ. And purity of heart
is passport to the brighter visions of
the better world. All the pure in heart
get home to heaven. But what is
heaven? No man can tell. That what
might be told of it we cannot dwell
upon now. There by some more init
mate perception than we know any
thing about here we shall apprehend
what now are only objects. of faith.
1.-The Lord God and the lamb are, the
temple of it." We urge no senSuous
views of heaven, but on the authority
of eternal truth we declare that the soul
shall there be brought nearer to God,
and this blessed promise shall receive
its highest versifcation. Shall not our
hearts reSpond-blessed Savior, make
us pure in heart that we may see God
here and forever.
TO TIE GRADUATES
My dear young friends ofthe gradu-
atlng class, this service practically sew
erS your connection as students with
this institution, and as we part would
emphasize those words of wisdom:
keep thy heart with all diligence, for
out of it are the issues of life" This
subject is full of practical lessons for
you. That purity of heart that the
Savior Illustrated in His own life and
urges upon us to-day is better prepa-
ration for your life work than all the
human learning you have acquired Or
can ever possibly secure. The great
business of life is to learn to know God
and Jesus Christ, whom He hath sent,
and the more diligent you are in this
business the more certain you are to find
the true bent of your talent and scope,
for its development. Remember it is
said of our Savior that ''He- went
about doing good" that .'He
came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister" and remember that you
are his disciples. l congratulate you
that you go out to your life work at a
time when there are so many doors of
usefulness open to those who will enter
them. The church needs you. Human
ity needs you. The call for brave,
large-hearted, cultivated, consecrated
men and women was never SO loud as
to-day. .aal,1 1883,
/ entreat of you here and now, conse-
crate your attalnments and your powers
to God, and only to him. Lord, what
wilt Thou have me to do?' 'And you
shall not full direction need, nor miss
your providential way May Gods
presence and blessing go with you; may
He give you many years in which to
work for Him, and may Heygiye you the
highest ouccess. 0, that each of you in
the day of His coming may say, 81 have
fought my way through; have finished
the work which Thou didst give me to
do" o, that each from his Lord may
receive the glad word, well and faith
fully done; enter into my joy and sit
down on my throne" ..Ssss.. -